Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Total n = 48,804 (100) | Psychotic illness n = 31,590 (64.7) | Bipolar illness n = 10,977 (22.5) | Severe depression n = 6237 (12.8) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (SD) | 43.5 (16.3) | 41.6 (15.7) | 47.8 (16.1) | 45.8 (17.7) | < 0.0001* |
Age categories | |||||
18–29 years | 12,285 (25.2) | 9189 (29.1) | 1707 (15.6) | 1389 (22.3) | < 0.0001* |
30–39 years | 9420 (19.3) | 6342 (20.1) | 2035 (18.5) | 1043 (16.7) | |
40–49 years | 9787 (20.1) | 6258 (19.8) | 2259 (20.6) | 1270 (20.4) | |
50–59 years | 8619 (17.7) | 5285 (16.7) | 2205 (20.1) | 1129 (18.1) | |
60–69 years | 5207 (10.7) | 2889 (9.2) | 1601 (14.6) | 717 (11.5) | |
70 + years | 3486 (7.1) | 1627 (5.2) | 1170 (10.7) | 689 (11.1) | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 24,403 (50.0) | 17,524 (55.5) | 4247 (38.7) | 2632 (42.2) | < 0.0001* |
Female | 24,401 (50.0) | 14,066 (44.5) | 6730 (61.3) | 3605 (57.8) | |
Region | |||||
Northern Jutland | 3872 (7.9) | 2378 (7.5) | 1003 (9.1) | 491 (7.9) | < 0.0001* |
Mid Jutland | 10,903 (22.3) | 5849 (18.5) | 3326 (30.3) | 1728 (27.7) | |
Southern Denmark | 10,792 (22.1) | 7113 (22.5) | 2294 (20.9) | 1385 (22.2) | |
Capitol City | 16,922 (34.7) | 11,951 (37.8) | 3078 (28.0) | 1893 (30.4) | |
Zealand | 6315 (12.9) | 4299 (13.6) | 1276 (11.6) | 740 (11.9) | |
Ethnicity | |||||
Danish | 41,688 (85.4) | 26,403 (83.6) | 10,121 (92.2) | 5164 (82.8) | < 0.0001* |
Immigrants and descendants | 7116 (14.6) | 5187 (16.4) | 856 (7.8) | 1073 (17.2) | |
Marital status | |||||
Married/in a relationship | 9451 (19.4) | 3965 (12.6) | 3221 (29.3) | 2256 (36.3) | < 0.0001* |
Not married | 29,116 (59.7) | 22,203 (70.3) | 4469 (40.7) | 2444 (39.2) | |
Divorced | 8596 (17.6) | 4667 (14.8) | 2800 (25.5) | 1129 (18.1) | |
Widow | 1641 (3.4) | 755 (2.4) | 487 (4.4) | 399 (6.4) | |
Occupation** | |||||
Working | 6890 (14.1) | 2617 (8.3) | 2364 (21.5) | 1909 (30.6) | < 0.0001* |
Without work | 36,226 (74.2) | 26,221 (83.0) | 6701 (61.1) | 3304 (53.0) | |
Retired | 5685 (11.7) | 2749 (8.7) | 1912 (17.4) | 1024 (16.4) | |
Income*** | |||||
< 150,000 DKK. | 17,441 (35.7) | 12,336 (39.1) | 3131 (28.5) | 1974 (31.7) | < 0.0001* |
150,001-225,000 DKK. | 22,070 (45.2) | 15,240 (48.2) | 4639 (42.3) | 2191 (35.1) | |
225,001-300,000 DKK. | 5992 (12.3) | 2883 (9.1) | 1981 (18.1) | 1128 (18.1) | |
> 300,000 DKK. | 3298 (6.8) | 1128 (3.6) | 1226 (11.2) | 944 (15.1) | |
Education**** | |||||
Short | 24,478 (50.2) | 18,436 (58.4) | 3609 (32.9) | 2433 (39.0) | < 0.0001* |
Intermediate | 16,169 (33.1) | 9384 (29.7) | 4354 (39.7) | 2431 (39.0) | |
Long | 7951 (16.3) | 3633 (11.5) | 2971 (27.1) | 1347 (21.6) | |
Comorbidity | |||||
0 | 37,457 (76.8) | 24,756 (78.4) | 8055 (73.4) | 4646 (74.5) | < 0.0001* |
1 | 7845 (16.1) | 4818 (15.3) | 1942 (17.7) | 1085 (17.4) | |
≧ 2 | 3502 (7.2) | 2016 (6.4) | 980 (8.9) | 506 (8.1) | |
Contact with general practice | |||||
Contact (> 2) | 44,440 (91.1) | 27,983 (88.6) | 10,574 (96.3) | 5883 (94.3) | < 0.0001* |
No contact (≤ 2) | 4364 (8.9) | 3607 (11.4) | 403 (3.7) | 354 (5.7) | |
Out-of-hours contacts | |||||
0 | 36,083 (73.9) | 23,176 (73.4) | 8182 (74.5) | 4725 (75.8) | < 0.0001* |
1–2 | 4723 (9.7) | 2975 (9.4) | 1145 (10.4) | 603 (9.7) | |
3–6 | 4192 (8.6) | 2701 (8.6) | 935 (8.5) | 556 (8.9) | |
≧ 7 | 3806 (7.8) | 2738 (8.7) | 715 (6.5) | 353 (5.7) | |
Contact with secondary services (hospital) | |||||
0 | 15,339 (31.4) | 10,924 (34.6) | 2819 (25.7) | 1596 (25.6) | < 0.0001* |
1–2 | 10,855 (22.2) | 6569 (20.8) | 2620 (23.9) | 1666 (26.7) | |
3–6 | 12,720 (26.1) | 7681 (24.3) | 3209 (29.2) | 1830 (29.3) | |
≧ 7 | 9890 (20.3) | 6416 (20.3) | 2329 (21.2) | 1145 (18.4) | |
Contact with psychiatric services | |||||
0 | 24,094 (49.4) | 13,781 (43.6) | 5960 (54.3) | 4353 (69.8) | < 0.0001* |
1–2 | 12,432 (25.5) | 8594 (27.2) | 2726 (24.8) | 1111 (17.8) | |
3–6 | 7493 (15.4) | 5403 (17.1) | 1524 (13.9) | 566 (9.1) | |
≧ 7 | 4786 (9.8) | 3812 (12.1) | 767 (7.0) | 207 (3.3) | |